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Routine Use of Contrast Swallow After Total Gastrectomy and Esophagectomy: Is it Justified?

BACKGROUND: After gastrectomy or esophagectomy, esophagogastrostomy and esophagojejunostomy are commonly used for reconstruction. Water-soluble contrast swallow is often used as a routine screening to exclude anastomotic leakage during the first postoperative week. In this retrospective study, the s...

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Autores principales: El-Sourani, Nader, Bruns, Helge, Troja, Achim, Raab, Hans-Rudolf, Antolovic, Dalibor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5381335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28392855
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/PJR.899951